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An Ohio network of commercial-truck dealerships, including two local Center City International
Trucks operations, will be sold to Texas-based Rush Enterprises for an undisclosed price.

The sale of the Center City dealerships and others that are owned by MVI Group should be
completed by the end of the year, according to a recent Rush filing with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.

The MVI Group filed a notice to lay off workers this week, according to the requirements of the
state’s Workers Adjustment Retraining and Notification Act, but workers have a chance to keep their
jobs after the deal is completed.

“We expect many, if not most, of our employees will find employment with the buyer,” said
Timothy Reilly, president of the MVI Group.

The MVI Group’s two local operations are the Center City International Trucks dealerships at
4200 Currency Drive in Columbus and 10271 Hazelton-Etna Drive in Pataskala. The two dealerships
employ a combined 125 people, part of 440 workers the company has at 10 Ohio dealerships, Reilly
said.

Other MVI Group dealerships involved in the sale include multiple Miami Valley International,
CCI North Coast and Buckeye Truck Center operations in Akron, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Dayton,
Findlay and Lima.

“We sell and service the biggest, some of the bigger names in trucks,” Reilly said, adding that
the company also sells buses.

The purchase was part of Rush’s strategy to “extend its geographic footprint,” according to the
filing.

Rush operates the largest network of commercial-vehicle dealerships in North America, and the
Ohio dealerships will join its Navistar Division.